DETERMINING THE LINE TO PREVENT GENETIC DISORDERS

Dr. Ngu Lock Hock, consultant geneticist and head of genetics department at Kuala Lumpur Hospital. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

Dr Kuek Chee Ying, senior lecturer and bio-medical law and ethics expert at University of Malaya. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

Mohammed Zubir Mohd Kassim, father to the late Marissa Hani, 2, prays over her grave in the Jalan Ampang Islamic Cemetery in 2015. The little girl died of complications from ADA-SCID, an inherited genetic disease more commonly known as "bubble boy disease." File photo. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

An 8-year-old patient with the inherited genetic disorder MPS I receiving life-saving enzyme treatment at the genetics clinic at Kuala Lumpur Hospital recently. This treatment is funded by the government. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

Dr. Farah Leong Rahman, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, and fertility specialist at Sunway Medical Centre Velocity. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

In-vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PIGD) are some of the available technology to prevent inherited genetic disorders. Illustrative photo. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED